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4434NoodleToolshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80637
NoodleTools, Inc. was co-founded in 1999 by mother and son team Debbie and Damon Abilock. NoodleTools' flagship product, NoodleBib, has emerged as the leading bibliography software on the Internet, transforming bibliographic instruction methodologies in thousands of subscribing schools and libraries. The NoodleTools team offers expert help and unparalleled customer support to the students and professionals who depend on NoodleBib and other award-winning tools in the NoodleTools research suite.NoodleBib is a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which is anchored in the best practices of academic research and inquiry learning. Known as the most comprehensive and accurate MLA- and APA-style bibliography composer on the Web, NoodleBib now includes a note-taking component which enables you to extract, organize and synthesize information that you find during the research process. NoodleBib is a flexible teaching tool which supports both individual learning preferences and a variety of teaching styles.For an overview of NoodleBib, visit the video tours:http://www.noodletools.com/bibtour/Other free content:NoodleBib Express and NoodleBib MLA Starter: Free versions of NoodleBib.NoodleTools Knowledge Base: Expert advice and examples of how to cite sources.Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need: Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic.NoodleQuest: Develop the optimum Web-based search strategy, based on your research topic (an interactive version of "Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need״).NoodleTeach: 21st Century Literacies (Tools for Reading the World) and Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit (Tools for Shared Teaching and Learning).For a more detailed description of the research tools available on the site, please see: http://www.noodletools.com/tools.htmlSun, 29 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800Briefing Notes and Briefing Bookshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83050
A free site that provides 312 pages of guidance and over 260 templates (each in MS Word and WordPerfect) for those who prepare briefing notes and briefing books for cabinet ministers and senior executives.Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800iBooks Author App for iOShttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=683188
'Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBookstore with a few simple steps. And before you know it, you’re a published author.Apple-designed templates• Give your book a great beginning with templates that include a choice of page designs with matching fonts, colors, and textures• Easily customize your book with text and images, create new layouts, and even save a custom template• Use the Book Navigator to organize your book and add a cover and table of contentsBeautiful text and layouts• Use a variety of text styles in each template to give your book a rich yet consistent look• Add text, shapes, charts, tables, and media anywhere on the page• Import a chapter written in Pages or Microsoft Word and apply a great-looking layout from your current template• Add any word to the glossary with a single click and easily include photos, images, charts, tables, and shapes next to any definition• Automatically create a portrait view of your book, which allows readers to focus on the textMulti-Touch widgets• Choose from a variety of widgets that add Multi-Touch interactivity to your book• Add a photo gallery, chapter review, movie, Keynote presentation, interactive image with callouts, 3D object, or custom HTML anywhere in your book• Widgets include placeholders for titles and captions and are automatically numbered so you can reference them in your main text• Add accessibility descriptions to any widget so that it can be used by sight-impaired readers easily with VoiceOver'This is a free appTue, 14 Aug 2012 11:35:16 -0700Inspiration Maps App for iPadhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682867
'Engage students in active learning with Inspiration Maps. Students build their knowledge by creating diagrams, maps and organizers that help them brainstorm, plan, organize and build thinking skills. Tap to transform visual work into outlines that export for writing. Use Inspiration Maps to: - Brainstorm new ideas and capture insights- Analyze information- Understand cause and effect- Organize projects- Organize thoughts and topics for writing- Take notes- Study for examsFeatures:- Friendly design developed specifically for iPad- Diagrams are easy to build - and save instantly- Create an unlimited number of documents- Diagrams transform to outlines with a tap- Personalize with images, color, shape, arrow style, and backgrounds- Use images from the web or the iPad camera- Attach notes to any item to start writing- Add hyperlinks- Dozens of templates are included- Share files with other apps on your iPad, such as Pages- Share files with other iPads via Dropbox or iTunes'This app costs $9.99Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:18:38 -0700Writing Survival Guidehttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=330720
This website contains useful flowcharts and guides that can help you succeed with writing for college and graduate school.Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:24:54 -0700AppLit: Resources for Readers and Teachers of Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adultshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=389202
Resources for all levels of teaching related to Appalachian folklore and literature: articles, bibliographies, study guides, lesson plans, links, reviews, Appalachian picture gallery, writing and art by students, some reprinted literary works and folktales, some material on ballads and other folk music. Focus is on literature for children and young adults but some literature for adults is included in relation to teaching at all levels and literature about childhood. Folklore sections (not limited to children's books) include extensive annotated multicultural bibliographies with parallel tales from other places listed, articles, study guides, and folklore texts, mainly from James Taylor Adams Collection of southwestern VA. Rex Stephenson's adaptation of "Mutsmag" is an online storybook illustrated with drawings by primary grade children. Material on Appalachian dialects and Cherokee language included. Submissions by students and adults are welcome.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:27:49 -0700Searching Academic Databases: A Tutorialhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=343382
This site explains what a database is (in very general terms), discusses the basic principles of searching a database, and provides a practical exercise.Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:24:00 -0700Composition FAQhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82074
This FAQ addresses difficulties that many new writers have with mechanics, style, content, and structure. While meant for the neophyte writer, even experienced writers may benefit from some of the answers to the following questions.Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700E-Learning Toolshttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=441650
Although this article is billed as tools for English Composition, they can easily be used in other classes. Some of the tools have to be purchased, but there are enough open source ones (free) that one can easily add a lot of materials to courses. Fortunately, the author has indicated which ones are free. This is designed primarily for an online classes, but some of the tools could be used for a face-to-face class.Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:27:08 -0700MLA-Style Bibliography Builiderhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76360
Choose a form, fill it out, and push the button... you will get an individual entry for a "Works Cited" page, which you may then copy and paste into your word processor.Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0800